pequi : 3 Recipes
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RECIPE - Rice with Pequi (Arroz com Pequi)
In a previous post , I discussed the intriguing and dangerous fruit called pequi. In that post, I mentioned that because of it's "off-flavors" which are often described as "cheesy", "sweaty" or "barnyard" pequi is commonly served as part of a savory[...] |
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A Dangerous Fruit - Pequi
Brazil is home to a thousand varieties of fruits, many of which are familiar to North Americans, and others from non-Brazilian cultures. There are many other fruits which are practically unknown outside the boundaries of this enormous country. One[...] |
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Cupim Goes Upmarket - Alex Atala's Cupim with Pequi-flavored Potato Puree
The last couple of posts here at Flavors of Brazil have dealt with a cut of beef known as cupim in Portuguese - the cut which, in fact, comes from the hump of the humped Brazilian cattle known as zebu. Long considered one of the least[...] |